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IT Support to Sysadmin

The ladder most people actually start on: fix the desk, then the server, then the estate.

This is an order, not a shopping list. Each step assumes the one above it. Sitting a professional-level paper before you have the hands‑on months behind you produces a low score and no useful diagnosis — the questions test judgement you have not had the chance to build yet.

The whole path
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One entry pack for each of the 8 exams priced here, bought as you reach them — nothing renews, and there is no discount for buying them together.

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The IT Support to Sysadmin ladder is 8 exams. Sat end to end that is about 13.3 hours of exam time, which is the part most plans underestimate: the reading is not the constraint, the clock is. The order is not decoration. Each stage assumes the vocabulary of the one before it, so sitting them out of sequence usually means learning the same material twice — once badly, in the wrong context.

Exam format for each mock test
Mock testVersionQuestionsMinutesDelivery
CompTIA A+ Core 1220-12019090Fixed form
CompTIA A+ Core 2220-12029090Fixed form
CompTIA Linux+XK0-006 (V8)9090Fixed form
CompTIA Server+SK0-005 (V5)9090Fixed form
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)EX20060150Fixed form
CompTIA Cloud+CV0-004 (V4)9090Fixed form
Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure (AZ-800)AZ-800 (skills measured as of January 21, 2026)50100Fixed form
Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (AZ-801)AZ-801 (skills measured as of October 6, 2025)50100Fixed form
In every mock test

What a IT Support to Sysadmin mock test gives you

The published blueprint, not an approximation

The question count, the time limit and the weight of each domain are read from each awarding body’s own exam guide. If a domain is worth 30% of the real paper, it is worth 30% of the mock test.

A score report that names the weak domain

Every mock test ends with a per-domain breakdown against the official weighting, and the reasoning for each item you got wrong — including why the answer you picked was wrong, not only why the right one was right.

A different paper each time

Sitting a second mock test does not mean seeing the same questions again. Each is drawn fresh against the blueprint, so a repeat measures preparation rather than recall.

Real timing, including the pressure

The clock, the question palette, flagging and review all behave as they do in the exam room. Running out of time in a mock test is the cheapest way to find out you would have run out of time.

Before you start

Questions people ask

Do I have to sit these in order?

No, but the ladder is built the way it is because each stage assumes the one before it. Skipping ahead usually means covering the same ground twice.

How much exam time is the whole it support to sysadmin path?

About 13.3 hours across 8 papers, not counting the preparation between them. Practising against the real clock is the only way to find out whether that is realistic for you.

Can one pack cover the whole path?

A pack is bought against a category, and a path can cross categories. The pricing page shows which category each exam belongs to.

Sit an IT Support to Sysadmin mock test

Start with a pack of full-length papers and the reports that come with them. If the difficulty is not what you need, you have spent very little finding that out.

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